Bowmore aged 12 years
43% 75cl
Old original bottling in the old brown dumpy bottle with a gold label.
Bottled in the early 80's
Distilled ca in the early 70's
wonderful old style bowmore
great fill level, almost to the brim, see marking, probably thanks to the plastic capsule with sealing plate
the bottle weighs 1312 grams, so there is no level loss. A great opportunity to taste a well preserved
Bowmore from the 70s for a moderate price.
Tasting notes by Serge Valentin ( thank you Serge ) :
Bowmore 12 yo (43%, Dumpy Golden Label, 1970’s)
Nose: very briny, sea air, tropical fruit, lots of flowery notes and lots of peat. How great! And no ‘perfumy’ notes at all!
Mouth: sweet, ‘good’ caramel, café latte, peat, milk chocolate.
Very ‘slippery’, says Davin, and he adds: “This whisky was made by somebody who wasn’t only in it for the money’, whatever that means.
The finish is medium long, very fresh and clean. Wow, it’s soooo much better than the current 12yo!
Besides, it kept perfectly, which might be thanks to its plastic stopper. Plastic, better than cork or metal? Mmmm…
Anyway, 90 points for this old Bowmore (Davin 92, Olivier 94).
Tasting notes by Serge Valentin ( thank you Serge ) :
Bowmore 12 yo (43%, Dumpy Golden Label, 1970’s)
Nose: very briny, sea air, tropical fruit, lots of flowery notes and lots of peat. How great! And no ‘perfumy’ notes at all!
Mouth: sweet, ‘good’ caramel, café latte, peat, milk chocolate.
Very ‘slippery’, says Davin, and he adds: “This whisky was made by somebody who wasn’t only in it for the money’, whatever that means.
The finish is medium long, very fresh and clean. Wow, it’s soooo much better than the current 12yo!
Besides, it kept perfectly, which might be thanks to its plastic stopper. Plastic, better than cork or metal? Mmmm…
Anyway, 90 points for this old Bowmore (Davin 92, Olivier 94).
